The City of London Labour party has taken the historic decision to stand Labour candidates for the Corporation of London elections on the 16th March.
Currently Common Council men and women stand as individuals, only declaring their political affiliations in the register of members' interests. At present the Labour party and its supporters are not represented on the Common Council and the full range of residents' and workers' opinion is not being represented in debate.
We have decided to make this break with the current practice as a result of the tremendous response from local people to our campaigning around issues such as the Living Wage.
The City Labour party also recognises the business character of the City, and the need for a business vote to represent it, but fail to see how the 21st century requirements of a major business centre are necessarily best served with medieval governance.
We believe that every person working in the City of London deserves to earn a living wage and every person living in the City is entitled to greater transparency of the political process which governs their lives. We believe that the residents of the City are an asset not an inconvenience and that they can play a constructive part in forming the strategy of the City.
If you are interested in our vision of a "City for All" then read the manifesto below or contact Peter Kenyon,
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telephone 020 7374 6941.
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